Gas prices fall in the state, across US

Average gasoline prices fell last week in New York and the country, according to GasBuddy.com, and prices in the Mid-Hudson region were lower than the state average.

Local averages Monday morning, according to GasBuddy, were $2.129 per gallon in the Kingston area, $2.172 in Saugerties, $2.151 in Woodstock; and $2.207 in New Paltz.

The New York state average Monday morning was $2.26 per gallon, down 1.4 cents from a week ago, while the national average fell 0.9 cents per gallon, to $2.17, GasBuddy reported.

“Higher oil prices caused most states to see gas prices inch higher, with the national average rising ever so slightly in the last week, breaking its three week streak of declines. However, the rise is likely temporary as oil prices that had pushed higher gave up their gains last week and closed near the low-side of the range they’ve been in for quite some time,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy.

“According to Pay with GasBuddy data, gasoline demand declined again last week, falling nearly 1% from the prior week, largely in line with expectations as we head into the first full week of fall,” De Haan said. “While the Atlantic is finally silent- likely temporary- really the only upside we could see over the coming months would be borne out of hurricane season, or if a COVID-19 vaccine proves successful in pushing demand back closer to normal.”

New York state’s average gas price Monday was 3.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and 46.2 cents lower than a year ago, according to GasBuddy. The national average was 6.4 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and 47.4 cents lower than a year ago.

Over the past five years, the average gasoline prices on Sept. 28 in New York state have been: $2.73 per gallon in 2019, $2.97 in 2018, $2.74 in 2017, $2.31 in 2016 and $2.43 in 2015.